Author Topic: Sandusky / Erie County Developments & News (Read 25454 times)

buildingcincinnati · « **on:** June 15, 2006, 12:17:06 PM »

Work begins on Erie County's replacement dog pound
Toledo Blade, 6/6/06

Work on a dog pound to replace an aging, metal structure in the Erie County government complex began in earnest yesterday, with a goal of completing the structure by Oct. 1.

The 3,700-square-foot facility will be more than triple the size of the current dog pound and will cost $564,300. The dog pound is self-supporting, and the new facility will be paid for through sales of dog licenses, Dog Warden Barb Knapp said. The new facility will house about 17 dogs in larger kennels with outdoor runs. The county broke ground on Thursday.

Focht Construction of Port Clinton is building the facility, which will be wood-framed with a red brick facade to match other county buildings, Ms. Knapp said. Completion is scheduled for December, but Ms. Knapp said fair weather should speed up the timetable.

KJP · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2006, 09:30:55 AM »

City of Huron buys site to add lake access
Toledo Blade, 7/19/06

Boating access to Lake Erie will open up with the purchase of a grain-handling facility and the 19.8-acre peninsula it sits on as part of Huron's ambitious plan to continue its riverfront development.

The $3.25 million purchase, lauded yesterday by Gov. Bob Taft and a bevy of state and local officials, is expected to turn the former ConAgra Foods Inc. site near the mouth of the Huron River into a boat ramp that will provide additional access to popular Lake Erie fishing grounds. "From this vantage point, we have a great opportunity to see a picture-postcard view of the Huron River waterfront," said Sam Speck, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

The department's Division of Wildlife purchased the property for Huron. The city applied for a $3.14 million grant from ODNR to build the ramps and docks.

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2006, 11:18:57 AM »

Erie County MetroParks will consider dog park
Toledo Blade, 7/25/06

The Erie County MetroParks soon may join communities that offer pet owners access to a dog park, a fenced-in, grassy place where pooches can run without leashes.

The dog park committee has raised $7,053 toward that goal.

The park district, citing area residents’ requests for such a park, plans a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Frost Center in Osborn Park to discuss the project and potential sites on one of the district’s properties.

MORE: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060725/NEWS17/60725012/-1/RSS08

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #3 on:** February 21, 2007, 05:52:08 AM »

From the 2/21/07 Sandusky Register:

Rieger Lofts delayed again
By BRANDI BARHITE | Wednesday February 21 2007, 6:33am

SANDUSKY The Rieger Lofts project is going to be delayed a little bit longer.

Developer Greg Spatz said before Gov. Bob Taft left office he signed a state historic tax bill allowing for credits up to 100 percent. In order to get this money, the early application deadline is July, according to Spatz, president of U.S. Construction. Originally, renovation on the former Sanduskian hotel, 242 Jackson St., was to start in the next month or two. Now it might be as late as the fall.

The construction can’t start beforehand because it would make him ineligible for the funding. The cost of the total project has grown to about $6 million, which includes 41 apartment lofts and 14,000 square feet of commercial space. Once construction starts, the lofts could be finished in six months, Spatz said.

More at http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/02/21/local_news/doc45dc47b3e4302933294118.txt

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2007, 11:04:07 AM »

Community input sought on water trail
Toledo Blade, 2/22/07

The planning process for a proposed water trail in East Sandusky Bay is under way. Officials from Erie MetroParks and the city of Sandusky are planning what Ohio may recognize as a navigable waterway, complete with recreational, natural, historical, or educational stops along the way.

Plans have the trail hugging the southern coastline of the bay, starting near Pipe Creek and ending in the Steinen Wildlife Area. As part of the development process, metropark and city officials ask interested community members for their input to assist planners. Comments and questions are welcome during three upcoming events at Sandusky's City Hall, 222 Meigs Street.

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2007, 11:58:25 AM »

Bigger digs for county court
Sandusky Register, 2/22/07

County Court Judge Paul Lux will get the expanded building his growing court operation needs -- and it likely will be in a new location. The judge presented plans Wednesday to the Erie County Commissioners for a new building that will provide more than twice as much space as the court's current location on Mason Road just west of U.S. 250.

Lux's county court, a municipal court which serves eight communities, has 3,350 square feet. The new building will add 4,300 square feet, for a total of 7,800, said Allen Jackson, facilities manager for Erie County. Lux said he already lacks the space he needs and expects caseloads will only grow. The Ohio General Assembly has enacted a law transforming his part-time court into a full-time operation, beginning Jan. 1 next year.

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2007, 11:50:03 AM »

Monroe School sold at auction
Sandusky Register, 3/21/07

The former Monroe Elementary School will become a community center of sorts, if all goes according to plan. The bidding for the property at Tuesday's auction started at $50,000 and ended with the highest bid of $136,000 by Kim Yahn, who bid on behalf of Porter Richards. Richards, president of The Sanctuary and senior pastor at the Sandusky Church of God, said he hopes to turn the site into a community center.

Richards said he would like the building to become a place where everyone can go, from young people to senior citizens. He would like to have computer and other educational classes for children to attend and activities for senior citizens, so they have somewhere to go while their families are at work during the day.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2007, 07:40:14 AM »

Federal funds to help improve city’s housing stock
By JANET NGUYEN | Wednesday April 11 2007, 12:05pm

Love this aerial shot of Sandusky, by the way:
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/content/articles/2007/04/11/local_news/doc461cb477681ae720501592.jpg

Sandusky - Improving the condition of the city’s housing stock tops the priorities listed in its action plan. Other priorities listed in the plan include continuing the revolving loan fund, a program that provides loans to businesses, creating new jobs and continuing progress on the city’s pedestrian path.

The plan, funded through a federal program that provides money to help local governments improve conditions in lower income areas, is an update to the five-year consolidated plan the city submitted in 2004. The plan was presented at Monday evening’s city commission meeting. Beginning July 1, the city is slated to receive $829,616 from the grant - about $3,000 more than last year.

More at http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/11/local_news/doc461cb477681ae720501592.txt

C-Dawg · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2007, 06:15:00 PM »

wow, that aerial photo is amazing. I think I just n----d myself...

It basically solidifies why I think Sandusky is Ohio's greatest city.

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #9 on:** April 12, 2007, 04:11:41 PM »

From the 4/12/07 Sandusky Register:

* PHOTO: A locally-themed restaurant serving the full Starbucks menu is planned for the former Webers building at 129 W. Market St. in downtown Sandusky.

Condos and coffee coming downtown
By LAURA COLLINS | Thursday April 12 2007, 11:49am

SANDUSKY The former home to Weber's Fine Fashions is being transformed into a restaurant with Starbucks on the menu and condos on the second and third floors. The building's ownership changed in February when Pamela (Baaske) Frisch purchased the property at 129 W. Market St. from Larry Aaron for $235,000. Frisch said she plans to open Yesteryears, a casual restaurant that will celebrate Sandusky with old town pictures and artifacts on the walls.

Yesteryears will serve the full Starbucks menu, including its signature flavored hot and cold beverages. A 1973 graduate of Sandusky High School, Frisch hopes the restaurant will be a fun place for Sandusky natives to enjoy. "I want it to be a hometown restaurant. I think it will be cozier and comfier," Frisch said.

More at http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/12/front/241533.txt

C-Dawg · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2007, 06:29:51 AM »

wow, a lot is going on in Sandusky these days. It's very impressive for a city of 30,000 and a total MSA of just 140,000 (making it third in NW Ohio). Sandusky proves that size doesn't always matter. Keep it coming!

tcj1985 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2007, 07:09:38 AM »

^Agreed, size doesn't really matter!

And not to be too knit-picky..........but the Sandusky MSA (which is just Erie County) has a population of only about 79,000. Nonetheless, its nice to see things be redeveloped!

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2007, 11:37:34 AM »

From the 4/27/07 Lorain Morning Journal:

182,000-square-foot tower will add 74 patient rooms
By RICHARD PAYERCHIN, Sandusky Bureau Chief
04/27/2007

SANDUSKY -- Firelands Regional Medical Center's newest project is towering over Sandusky. The hospital's board of directors held a ''hard hat party'' last night to preview the new five-story patient tower under construction. The project will add 74 new patient rooms and dozens of support areas in the 182,000-square-foot tower.

''We are quite pleased with the progress on the hospital's master facility plan,'' said William Springer, chairman of the board of corporate parent Firelands Regional Health System. ''The size and scope of this project are phenomenal,'' Springer said. The tower's exterior is largely complete, but inside it remains a working construction site loaded with tools, conduit, pipes electrical wires and insulation.

More at http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18269181&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #13 on:** April 30, 2007, 05:37:39 PM »

From the 4/30/07 Sandusky Register:

No new money for Sandusky schools
By LAURA COLLINS
lauracollins@sanduskyregister.com | Monday April 30 2007, 9:30pm

SANDUSKY -- Local school districts looking for funding help from the state are seeing zeros instead of dollar signs.

Gov. Ted Strickland’s proposed school funding plan for the next two years includes little or no funding increases for schools in Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Seneca and Sandusky counties. With the exception of Danbury and Kelleys Island schools, most schools in the area will get between a zero and 10-percent increase in funding.

Sandusky City Schools Treasurer Troy Bouts expected as much. “I predicted that we would see very little change,” Bouts said. For the current fiscal year, Sandusky City Schools received $15.5 million in state funding. It will receive the same amount for fiscal year 2008 and $16.3 million for 2009 — an increase of 5 percent.

MORE: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/30/front/doc4634f4690b7d0529027630.txt

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2007, 05:36:47 PM »

Fitness center, deck part of project for assisted living community on west side
Sandusky Register, 5/3/07

The Commons of Providence plans to break ground next week on a $500,000 project that will give its residents a place to gather, socialize and exercise. The assisted living and retirement community has plans to build a clubhouse that will cover more than 4,000 square feet of the property's northwest end. The clubhouse will include a fitness center, a game room, a meeting room with a capacity of more than 100 people, a fireplace, comfortable furniture and a cappuccino and coffee machine.

Also slated for construction is a deck overlooking the property's 5.5-acre pond, a pavilion with a gas grill and a paved three-quarter mile walking path. Executive director Steve Terrell hopes residents will gain lifelong learning, socialization and wellness experiences with the new expansion. The clubhouse will cater the nearly 200 residents at the Commons and an additional 130 residents at Providence Care Center located on Hayes Avenue. Family members and non-profits will also be welcome to use the facility.

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #15 on:** May 24, 2007, 11:06:09 AM »

From the 5/24/07 Sandusky Register:

PHOTO: The water slide tubes of Rain, Sandusky's newest water park to be, twist and loop in and out of the Quality Inn & Suites on Cleveland as the park nears completion Wednesday afternoon. Quality Inn directors hope to have Rain open sometime in early June. Register photo/LUKE WARK

Rain indoor waterpark set to debut in early June
By JANET NGUYEN | Thursday May 24 2007, 5:08pm

SANDUSKY -- Rain is expected in the next few weeks. At least that's the case inside the Quality Inn & Suites on Cleveland Road, where construction Rain, an indoor waterpark, is nearly complete. "I am optimistic we will be open in the very near future," said Mike Sortino, the director of operations at the Quality Inn.

The nearly 10,000-square-foot indoor waterpark will feature two slides and will shower guests with water every half hour. Thunder and lightning effects will also aid the new waterpark's identity. A 50-foot tower will lead guests to the top of the two slides, which curve in and outside of the building. The slides end inside the hotel, at the hotel's indoor pool.

More at http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/05/24/front/289510.txt

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #16 on:** June 22, 2007, 12:16:43 PM »

Sandusky YMCA wants new facility, new location
Sandusky Register, 6/14/07

The Sandusky Area YMCA wants to open a new facility at a new location, but can't do it alone. "To make a new YMCA possible, it has to be a community-sponsored initiative, meaning the foundations have to be on board, the corporations have to be onboard and the city has to be on board," said Brett Kinzel, board of trustees president.

Over the last 18 months, the YMCA has been researching the feasibility of opening a new facility, which included finding an optimal location. "Part of the 22-step process was to do a site selection analysis. We originally started out with four sites, but based on demographics and geographics, we decided 2020 Hayes Ave. would be the best location," Kinzel said. The Hayes Avenue location is the site of the former Memorial Hospital. The YMCA has made an offer on the location, but so has the Erie County Health Department.

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2007, 05:00:13 PM »

ODOD press release, 6/26/07:

FISHER APPROVES BROWNFIELD LOAN FOR ERIE COUNTY PROJECT
$ 618,000 Approved for Lakecrest Town Center Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2007

Columbus, OH -- Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, Director of the Ohio Department of Development, today announced the approval of a $618,000 loan from the Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund for the remediation and redevelopment of the former Bechtel-McLaughlin site in Erie County's Perkins Township. The approval from the Ohio Department of Development is subject to completion of pre-loan closing activities and further consideration by the United State Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), which has final granting authority. The loan will be utilized by JRSMI, LLC for the $18 million Lakecrest Town Center project.

"The Lakecrest Town Center project is significant not only for job creation and economic expansion for Perkins Township, but also for the revitalization of an abandoned industrial site into thriving commercial use," said Lt. Governor Fisher. "The state is proud to offer assistance to communities through brownfield programs and loans which utilize existing infrastructure and preserve greenspace while generating economic growth."

The brownfield loan from the Ohio Department of Development, with approval from the US EPA, will be used to conduct remediation and demolition activities at 20.95 acre former metal plating operations site. Development of the site is set to begin in the fall with anchor tenants Aldi's and Menards already identified. The project and commercial tenants are expected to create 106 jobs.

The Ohio Department of Development's Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund offers below-market rate loans to assist with the remediation of brownfield properties to return them to productive economic use in communities. The program provides loans by capitalizing grants from the US EPA.

http://www.odod.state.oh.us/newsroom/releases/1775.asp

buildingcincinnati · « **Reply #18 on:** June 27, 2007, 05:18:58 PM »

From the 6/20/07 Lorain Morning Journal:

$18 million facility will consolidate 42 doctors' practices
By RICHARD PAYERCHIN, Sandusky Bureau Chief
06/20/2007

PERKINS TOWNSHIP -- Doctors' offices spread around Sandusky and its neighboring townships will consolidate in a new building planned by Northern Ohio Medical Specialists. NOMS will construct an $18 million, three-story, 110,426 square foot office complex on almost 24 acres at the southwest corner of Strub Road and SR 4, said Bradley P. Smith, chief executive officer of the medical group.

The Perkins Township trustees last week voted 3-0 to approve the final building plan for the site. NOMS hopes to break ground this summer with an 18-month construction schedule for the project, which has an estimated construction cost of about $18 million, Smith said. ''We're very excited about the project,'' Smith said. ''It will be a great move for our company. It will be a great service to the community.

http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18496476&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6

buckeye1 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 25, 2007, 09:06:26 AM »

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tcj1985 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 11, 2007, 09:15:25 AM »

From the Sandusky Register:

NASA plans 'rebirth' at Plum Brook
Tuesday September 11 2007, 2:24pm

PERKINS TWP.

NASA Plum Brook Station is undergoing a "rebirth" and heading into its busiest time since the boom days of the Apollo program.

NASA officials announced Monday they will build a new entrance to NASA Plum Brook, allowing motorists access via Scheid Road off of U.S. 250. They said they also hope to build a space-themed attraction at Plum Brook to draw tourists who already come to the Sandusky area to visit Cedar Point and the waterparks.

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/09/11/front/402790.txt

tcj1985 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 26, 2007, 08:42:18 AM »

Perkins condo-office plan gets OK

Certainly some interesting renderings here:
http://images.townnews.com/sanduskyregister.com/content/articles/2007/09/26/front/419528.jpg
http://images.townnews.com/sanduskyregister.com/content/articles/2007/09/26/front/4195283.jpg
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By MOLLY LINN | Wednesday September 26 2007, 3:47pm

PERKINS TWP. - Plans for Ashford Park, a 91.5-acre residential and commercial development behind the Sandusky Mall in Perkins Township, received initial approval during a public hearing Tuesday night.

Perkins Township Trustees Tom Pascoe and Tim Coleman wanted to table the zoning change from single-family residential to a planned unit development, but Trustee Bill Dwelle voted for the planned unit development.

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/09/26/front/419528.txt

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Also, click on the above link and check out some of the commentary on this proposed development.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 05, 2007, 08:42:03 AM »

Huron County still skeptical about regional airport
By CHAUNCEY ALCORN | Friday October 05 2007, 2:11pm

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/10/05/front/433617.txt

NORWALK - Erie County officials are excited about the idea of building a regional airport in the area, but Huron County officials aren't sold on it yet.

buckeye1 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 02, 2007, 12:09:45 AM »

SanduskyRegister.com Front Article

Consumers Ice building torn down for possible development
By ABIGAIL BOBROW
Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:56 AM EDT

SANDUSKY

Another piece of Sandusky history is melting away to make room for new development.

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http://sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/10/25/front/454130.txt

buckeye1 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 18, 2008, 11:13:29 PM »

Deal signed for Perkins plant
By JANET NGUYEN
Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:18 PM EST

After four months of deliberation, Delphi Corp. has chosen a potential buyer for the Delphi Automotive Systems in Perkins Township.

Delphi Corp. entered into a $44.2 million asset sale and purchase agreement Wednesday with Cleveland-based Resilience Capital Partners for the sale of its wheel bearings business.

MORE: http://sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/01/17/front/568500.prt

tcj1985 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 05, 2008, 03:54:45 PM »

FAA has spoken - 'The answer is no'
By MARY LISA BOOSE
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/articles/2008/02/05/front/iq_496629.txt

The Federal Aviation Administration has spoken, but it wasn't the answer Huron and Erie county commissioners wanted to hear. No waiver was granted to allow federal funding for a new airport with a 9,000-foot runway to serve NASA Plum Brook and the area.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 29, 2008, 06:02:50 AM »

More Sprawl in Sandusky (actually, Perkins Township):

County OKs Lakecrest plan
Menards, Aldi to anchor shopping center at Strub, Milan roads
By TOM JACKSON
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/02/29/local_news/624411.txt

PERKINS TWP. Construction of a new Perkins Township shopping center at Strub Road and U.S. 250 should begin soon after action Thursday night by Erie County’s main planning board.
The Erie Regional Planning Commission, meeting at BGSU Firelands, agreed Thursday night to approve the road plat for Lakecrest Town Center, located on the northeast corner of Strub and Milan roads.

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This shopping center will be located on the site of a former factory and church on sprawltastic Route 250. And, of course, the Menard's being built is less than a mile away from a Lowe's and a Home Depot.

jstoll43 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 29, 2008, 06:22:48 AM »

I don't know what's wrong with the current Aldi location on Perkins Ave away from all the CP traffic. Perkins has this prime empty space and this is what they do with it?

I'm surprised Hoty didn't try to put another strip mall there.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #29 on:** February 29, 2008, 08:44:11 AM »

Quote from: jstoll43 on February 29, 2008, 06:22:48 AM

I'm surprised Hoty didn't try to put another strip mall there.

Oh God, Hoty

tcj1985 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 28, 2008, 05:58:53 AM »

Erie County gets $300K for biz park
‘High tech campus’ on Huron Avery Road to be allied with projects at NASA Plum Brook

By TOM JACKSON
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/03/28/local_news/661103.txt

PERKINS TWP. - Erie County apparently has friends in Columbus. The Ohio Department of Development has awarded a $300,000 grant to help develop the county’s planned new business park on Huron-Avery Road.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #31 on:** April 04, 2008, 05:22:11 AM »

Driveway dispute a hurdle for Maui Sands
By ANNIE ZELM | Friday April 04 2008, 11:18am

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/04/04/front/669164.txt

PERKINS TWP - A resort along U.S. 250 faces a few roadblocks in its final stages ofconstruction, but a spokeswoman said it still aims to open in mid-May.

In a letter dated March 28, atraffic planning engineer from the Ohio Department of Transportation informed the owner of the Maui Sands Resort the new development violates the State Highway Access Management Manual.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #32 on:** April 10, 2008, 04:36:41 AM »

ACH could be sold, could be idled

By ANNIE ZELM | Thursday April 10 2008, 11:32am
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/04/10/front/676097.txt

MARGARETTA TWP - When it comes to the future of hundreds of workers, uncertainty seems to exist on an industrial scale.

Automotive Component Holdings, Erie County's largest industrial employer, may be forced to shut down operations at its Sandusky plant if the plant is not purchased soon, a spokeswoman said.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 25, 2008, 10:45:34 AM »

Firelands set to showcase new patient care center

By JENNIFER GRATHWOL | Friday April 25 2008, 4:14pm
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/04/25/front/738151.txt

SANDUSKY - A new patient care facility is just what the doctor ordered.

On Thursday, Firelands Regional Medical Center announced the opening of its new five-story patient care tower.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 04, 2008, 03:45:37 AM »

Waterpark in Perkins Township opens as area’s second-largest
By ANNIE ZELM

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/06/04/front/781680.txt

PERKINS TWP. - Paradise awaits. The long-anticipated Maui Sands Resort opened last weekend.
With 55,000 square feet of slides, activity pools, spas and children’s playgrounds, the Hawaiian-themed indoor waterpark is the second largest in the area.

jstoll43 · « **Reply #35 on:** June 04, 2008, 06:16:46 AM »

I'd be curious to see the numbers on the visitors these places get. With five (I believe that's the correct number) water parks in town they can't all be doing well can they?

Time · « **Reply #36 on:** June 05, 2008, 04:24:55 AM »

I don't know why they would build if they thought they couldn't survive. More are probably on the way.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #37 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:55:14 AM »

Grant for NASA airport considered

By MARY LISA BOOSE - Reflector Staff Writer | Saturday June 21 2008, 12:14am
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/articles/2008/06/21/front/doc485bbe850893e847516355.txt

AVERY — Huron and Erie county officials were supportive of a proposal for a $80,000 feasibility study for the need for an airport runway at NASA Plum Brook at a meeting Thursday between county commissioners and business people.

buckeye1 · « **Reply #38 on:** July 24, 2008, 12:39:15 AM »

Crash test dummy manufacturer moving its facility to Huron
By RICHARD PAYERCHIN, Sandusky Bureau Chief
07/24/2008

HURON -- A local manufacturer of crash test dummies will move its facility to Huron's Corporate Park.

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zipsrifle · « **Reply #39 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:01:07 PM »

I grew up just a couple miles from the Huron County Airport and have driven by the place hundreds of times. You know how many times I've actually seen a plane landing. Once for sure, maybe twice. Just close the thing for a new airport near NASA!

tcj1985 · « **Reply #40 on:** August 18, 2008, 11:32:51 AM »

Connecting downtown to U.S. 250

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/08/11/front/851235.txt
By DAVID J. COEHRS | Monday August 11 2008, 11:45pm

SANDUSKY - City residents can hitch a ride to their suburban jobs beginning next year, thanks to a $100,000 federal transportation grant.

A route with five pick-up points through the Sandusky Transit System could be in place by March 2009, public transit administrator Rosanne Bodner said. The grant was awarded in mid-July by the Federal Transit Administration through the Ohio Department of Transportation. The project is part of the Job Access Reverse Commute nationwide program.
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This is greatly needed!

tcj1985 · « **Reply #41 on:** August 22, 2008, 04:41:12 AM »

Delphi buyer sells buildings
Two manufacturing buildings and 128 acres sold to Illinois developer

http://activepaper.olivesoftware.com/Default/Skins/RegisterD/Client.asp?Skin=RegisterD&Daily=SDSKY&AppName=1
By ANNIE ZELM | zelm@sanduskyregister.com

PERKINS TWP - Four months after becoming KBI,the former Delphi plant may be changing hands again. Kyklos Bearing International sold more than 128 acres of property at 2509 Hayes Ave. to an Illinois developer for $25.5 million, according to a recent filing from the Erie County Auditor’s office.
Two manufacturing buildings are located on the property, though it was not clear Thursday what the sale represents or how it will impact the manufacturing company.

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This site was originally a GM factory and changed names many times (New Departure-Hyatt, Delphi, etc.).

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #42 on:** October 30, 2008, 06:15:48 AM »

What jackasses. Sandusky votes 5-2 to reject a Community Development Block Grant loan to restore the former Sanduskian Hotel into the Rieger Lofts. Nearby deteriorating Keller Building may face demolition if City Commissioner Brett Fuqua gets his way; wants former Sanduskian Hotel gone too.

Sandusky votes no on loan for downtown apartments
By Richard Payerchin, Morning Journal, October 28, 2008

SANDUSKY — City Commission voted down committing $400,000 from the city's revolving loan fund money for renovations of a downtown apartment building.

Commission voted 5-2 to reject a Community Development Block Grant loan of $200,000 from the revolving loan fund for the proposed Rieger Lofts, inside the former Sanduskian Hotel, 232 Jackson St.

buckeye1 · « **Reply #43 on:** October 30, 2008, 08:15:56 AM »

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,13600.0.html

I renamed the thread to include Sandusky/Erie County.

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #44 on:** November 12, 2008, 08:46:05 AM »

City chooses company for redevelopment
By Richard Payerchin, Morning Journal, November 12, 2008

SANDUSKY — A local consulting firm will continue work on redeveloping Sandusky's former industrial sites.

The issue to hire the company, however, sparked discussion about the city's finances heading into 2009.

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #45 on:** November 12, 2008, 08:46:52 AM »

Rieger Lofts project is dead
By Jason Singer, Sandusky Register, November 12, 2008

Rieger Lofts is dead.

Developer Greg Spatz said his company has decided to no longer pursue the redevelopment of the Hotel Rieger.

Spatz had hoped to transform the historicdowntown hotel into 41 market-rate apartments with retail shops, a restaurant and coin laundry on the ground floor.

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #46 on:** November 13, 2008, 01:53:52 AM »

Petitions filed for new Marina District vote
By Jason Singer, Sandusky Register, November 13, 2008

Shortly before pronouncing the Rieger Lofts project dead, city officials learned another downtown development project might sink before it's started.

Last Friday, the Citizens for Responsive Government filed a petition with the city to put the Marina District back on the ballot next November.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #47 on:** November 15, 2008, 12:35:46 PM »

Thank you, seicer, for posting some news articles regarding NC Ohio

. I didn't mean to be so inactive on this topic and the UO forum, but I have had some personal issues/etc. that didn't allow me much leisure time

Anyway, hopefully now I can resume posting and moderating

Thanks again!

tcj1985 · « **Reply #48 on:** November 15, 2008, 12:36:35 PM »

Tenneco to move last line jobs to Mexico

By ANNIE ZELM | Friday, October 31, 2008 12:14 AM EDT
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/10/30/front/954751.txt

MILAN - Employees are still absorbing the shock.

The manager of Tenneco Automotive, a Milan manufacturing plant that makes rubber parts to ensure a smoother ride in vehicles, announced plans Wednesday to move all operations to Mexico -- affecting about 80 employees.

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #49 on:** November 18, 2008, 12:52:13 AM »

What's the word on 'green' condo complex?
By Susan McMillan, Sandusky Register, November 18, 2008

A New Albany company plans a grand residential and commercial development behind Sandusky Mall, but it appears the project has hit some snags.

In May, Centurion CEO Ryan Goldberg said the Ashford Park project would break ground at the end of the summer, but Perkins zoning inspector Jim Lamb said the township hasn't seen the final development plan, which must be approved before work can start.

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #50 on:** November 21, 2008, 04:24:10 PM »

Progress report Saturday on Chesapeake
Sandusky Register, November 21, 2008

Matt Kline and Bob Haag will speak about finishing the Chesapeake Lofts project from 8-9 a.m. Saturday at the downtown fire station, 600 W. Market St.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #51 on:** November 23, 2008, 03:55:11 AM »

Erie County looking for development grant

http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2008/11/22/news/erie_huron/mj267798.txt
Saturday, November 22, 2008 1:52 AM EST
By RICHARD PAYERCHIN
rpayerchin@MorningJournal.com

PERKINS TOWNSHIP — The federal grant program that is helping to pay for the U.S. 250 sewer expansion could also provide money for Erie County's develop a high-tech park.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #52 on:** November 23, 2008, 04:14:06 AM »

Quote from: buckeye1 on October 30, 2008, 08:15:56 AM

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,13600.0.html

I renamed the thread to include Sandusky/Erie County.

Thanks! I altered the name just a little bit more to conform with the other threads (Huron County, Sandusky County, Seneca County)....

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #53 on:** November 25, 2008, 08:28:05 AM »

Whoops. Had no idea there was an existing Marina District thread.

buckeye1 · « **Reply #54 on:** November 29, 2008, 09:58:54 AM »

Maui Sands bankrupt, has plans to reopen

Saturday, November 29, 2008 1:57 AM EST

By HEATHER CHAPIN-FOWLER
hfowler@MorningJournal.com

PERKINS TOWNSHIP — Maui Sands Resort is filing for bankruptcy and closing until next spring in order to complete its final phase of construction.

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http://morningjournal.com/articles/2008/11/29/news/mj294044.prt

Sherman Cahal · « **Reply #55 on:** December 02, 2008, 08:45:53 AM »

Upscale restaurant to open in downtown Sandusky
Sandusky Register, December 2, 2008

With the Marina District, an ice rink, new signs and new businesses potentially on the way, the extra downtown foot traffic will need a place to eat.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #56 on:** December 06, 2008, 03:31:01 AM »

NASA and Erie County officials want to bring space-themed attraction to the area

By TOM JACKSON | Saturday, December 6, 2008 3:58 AM EST
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/12/06/front/doc493a3bafd3b9f937965616.txt

PERKINS TWP - NASA wants to send mankind to the stars.

The local tourism bureau wants a NASAthemed tourist attraction to bring tourists flooding into Erie County.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #57 on:** December 19, 2008, 04:23:12 AM »

Wind farm developers meet with Erie County landowners

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/12/18/front/1034091.txt
By TOM JACKSON | Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:12 PM EST

GROTON TWP. - The size of a planned wind farm in Groton and Oxford townships will depend largely on how many farmers want to lease their land to harvest money from the air, the development's project manager says.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #58 on:** February 14, 2009, 04:48:18 PM »

Erie, Cuyahoga counties team up to get NASA runway

http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/02/14/news/erie_huron/mj615782.txt
Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:19 AM EST
By RICHARD PAYERCHIN

PERKINS TOWNSHIP — The Erie County Commission has joined with their Cuyahoga County counterparts to lobby for federal money for a new runway at NASA Plum Brook Station.

This week, Erie County commissioners Bill Monaghan, Pat Shenigo and Tom Ferrell joined Cuyahoga County commissioners Timothy F. Hagan, Jimmy Dimora and Peter Lawson Jones to co-sign 21 letters to Ohio's congressional representatives, senators and Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #59 on:** March 03, 2009, 07:05:46 AM »

I thought this article would be interesting for those of us who are enviromentally concious, pro-green, etc. etc.

Barnes Nursery, Sawmill Creek collaborate on organic recycling

Sunday, March 1, 2009 1:19 AM EST
By RICHARD PAYERCHIN
http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/03/01/news/business/mj681732.txt

HURON TOWNSHIP — The newest type of commercial recycling in Ohio does what home gardeners have done for years. It takes organic waste — food and its paper-based packaging — and instead of it going to landfills, the material is composted and blended with soil. The result is nutrient-rich fertilizer for residential and commercial use.

For more information, visit www.barnesnursery.com , www.sawmillcreek.com , and www.cityofhuron.org

buckeye1 · « **Reply #60 on:** March 17, 2009, 06:53:13 AM »

Quaker Steak driving for permanent Vermilion pit stop

Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:08 AM EDT

By RICHARD PAYERCHIN
rpayerchin@MorningJournal.com

VERMILION — A new restaurant may be coming to Vermilion's riverfront.

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URL: http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/03/14/news/mj750141.prt

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Resident opposes Quaker Steak coming to river site

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1:18 AM EDT

By RICHARD PAYERCHIN
rpayerchin@MorningJournal.com

VERMILION — McGarvey's Landing on the Vermilion River may not be the best location for a new Quaker Steak & Lube restaurant, one city resident said. The announcement of the new restaurant sparked some discussion at last night's Vermilion City Council meeting.

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URL: http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/03/17/news/mj763241.prt

buckeye1 · « **Reply #61 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:51:48 PM »

News > Erie Huron

Sandusky Yacht Club seeks permission for high-rise condo
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

By RICHARD PAYERCHIN
rpayerchin@MorningJournal.com

SANDUSKY — The Sandusky Yacht Club is once again seeking the city's permission to build a high-rise condominium project on Sandusky's waterfront.

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URL: http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/08/04/news/erie_huron/mj1425453.prt

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News > Erie Huron

Sandusky could get a Jimmy Buffett restaurant
Tuesday, August 4, 2009

By RICHARD PAYERCHIN
rpayerchin@MorningJournal.com

SANDUSKY — Jimmy Buffett's Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant could be coming to Sandusky, a developer said.

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URL: http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/08/04/news/erie_huron/mj1425606.prt

© 2009 morningjournal.com, a Journal Register Property

tcj1985 · « **Reply #62 on:** October 27, 2009, 01:00:49 AM »

Youth ballpark breaks ground today
By RICHARD PAYERCHIN
rpayerchin@MorningJournal.com

PERKINS TOWNSHIP — A new youth league baseball park will break ground today with the goal of throwing out the first pitch on April 30, 2010. The developers of American Legends Park will host a ceremony today to mark the start of construction of eight baseball diamonds, a 2,200-seat stadium, team clubhouses, a Main Street corridor and travel center. Ballparks of America Land Leasing aims to open at the end of April 2010 with the first Kalahari Classic baseball tournament, named for the nearby resort.

http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/10/27/news/erie_huron/mj1804165.txt

CincyDad · « **Reply #63 on:** November 30, 2009, 02:08:14 AM »

removed per Admin request

Oldmanladyluck · « **Reply #64 on:** November 30, 2009, 03:04:30 AM »

^WOW.

tcj1985 · « **Reply #65 on:** February 03, 2010, 01:51:07 AM »

NASA Plum Brook upgrades continue
By TOM JACKSON - Register Staff Writer | Wednesday, February 3, 2010 1:40 AM EST

PERKINS TWP - NASA is continuing to spend millions of dollars to provide upgrades at NASA Plum Brook Station, leaving the local NASA facility well-positioned to compete for work.

That's the word from Woodrow Whitlow Jr., director of NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. He said Glenn is receiving about $20 million during the current fiscal year to allow it to complete modifications at the Space Power Facility, the huge vacuum chamber at Plum Brook.

Full story can be read here: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2010/02/03/front/1897148.txt

tcj1985 · « **Reply #66 on:** April 09, 2010, 12:20:20 AM »

American Legends Park opening delayed
By SHAWN FOUCHER Friday, April 9, 2010 1:08 AM EDT

PERKINS TWP - The developer of a sprawling baseball complex under construction is aiming for a grand opening in spring 2011.

A possible "soft opening" is planned for later this summer.

The full lineup of original investors is still backing the project, said John Russell, CEO of American Legends Park.

Investors have agreed to shift the facility's grand opening to 2011, giving the project more "wiggle room" for construction, marketing and financing.

Full Story: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2010/04/09/front/2001401.txt

Columbo · « **Reply #67 on:** September 21, 2010, 01:58:19 AM »

Huron getting $50 million housing development
Tom Jackson, Sandusky Register
Aug 02, 2010

A $50 million housing development now getting under way in Huron gives Erie County its first new major housing development in a couple of years.

The Two Rivers housing development features upscale houses built to order in a New England, Nantucket style. The 49-acre project is expected to have 121 condominium-style homes. It’s located off Ohio 13, between the Thunderbird Hills Golf Club and the Huron Lagoons Marina.

Full article: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/huron/2010/aug/02/huron-getting-50-million-housing-development

tcj1985 · « **Reply #68 on:** October 05, 2012, 04:12:09 AM »

Amphitheater to open this weekend at Paper District Marina
Organizers hope Saturday’s highly anticipated debut of an entertainment venue in downtown Sandusky will spawn several encores.
ANDY OURIEL
SANDUSKY
OCT 5, 2012

The long-awaited amphitheater at the city’s Paper District Marina, on Shoreline Drive next to the Chesapeake Lofts, opens for its first show at the inaugural Docktoberfest.

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/2616021

Baby steps for downtown....but this is great news! And the view is phenomenal IMO!

ColDayMan · « **Reply #69 on:** October 05, 2012, 07:42:14 AM »

They should put a tent (re: Nauticus in Cleveland) over it. It'd kinda match the Sandusk Bay theme. Otherwise, that's great news.

C-Dawg · « **Reply #70 on:** October 05, 2012, 11:24:10 AM »

Great news. Sandusky is Ohio's best city and has incredible potential to become a tourist hub (not just a launching point to the Islands and Cedar Point).

Tobias C · « **Reply #71 on:** October 05, 2012, 02:38:13 PM »

I agree C Dawg. Sandusky is a great city. I lived there for almost 4 years right downtown. There's lots to do for a little city. The downtown area is doing really well. There's several restaurants and several bars and theyre all thriving. I miss living there and coukd dwfinitely see myself moving back there when I'm retired, especially if it keeps getting better.

Columbo · « **Reply #72 on:** April 16, 2013, 09:38:32 PM »

The historic Rieger Hotel in downtown Sandusky has begun a $5.5 million renovation into Rieger Place. Rieger Place will house 37 apartment units for senior citizens, along with first-floor retail space. The five-story structure, built in 1912, is on the National Register of Historic Places. More about this from the Toledo Blade and the Sandusky Register at the links below:

Toledo Blade: Historic Sandusky hotel renovated for housing

Sandusky Register: Sandusky approves loan for Rieger developers

Also, the Sandusky Register has bunch of articles dating back to 2010 about the Rieger Hotel renovation project. Here's a link to their search page containing those articles: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/search/site/Hotel%20Rieger

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